Dead Wars II
ADW 1
The second of the Dead Wars, this involved the twin demigods Aos and Skotos as antagonists. An army of mortal heroes defeated Skotos in Evenfell and Aos in the Divine Realm.
Battles
- Battle Against AosThe army split up into different objectives, such as destroying the airship.
- Battle Against SkotosThe army that recaptured Evenfell was divided into four sections: Liberators (rescued prisoners and protected civilians), Paratroopers (landed in the inner city and eliminated key leaders in the enemy army), Raiders (destroyed enemy naval forces and captured supplies), and Vanguard (broke down the gates of the city to secure the Industrial district).
Featured In Modules
This lore entry is featured in the following adventure modules:
- A City on EdgeGuildmaster Elrin Veymar tasks adventurers with investigating the disappearance of farmers in Evenfell, where nobles, merchants, and tradesmen have already vanished without a trace. Following clues about missing grain deliveries, they discover a warehouse where twenty people, including the farmers and two Unbound guardsmen from Kingdom Grand, are held captive in a secret underground chamber. After freeing the captives, the group is ambushed by Slumber Cultists who whisper "What slumbers soon awakes" with their dying breath. The rescued Unbound agents promise to investigate further disappearances.
- A Minister Most FowlGuildmaster Elrin Veymar sends adventurers to infiltrate Silas Drenn's fortified manor to capture the Minister of Trade. They discover a hidden passage behind a painting in his study that leads to a secret chamber where Silas is communing with a strange orb alongside Slumber Cultists. When discovered, Silas shatters the orb, unleashing a psychic shockwave, and flees while the cultists drink dark elixirs that warp them into monstrous forms. The adventurers pursue Silas to a ruined courtyard where they find him fighting Galen Lamiur, who is barely holding his own. After capturing or defeating Silas, they learn that the glass and copper devices found in Kdor were manufactured in New Arcanum, pointing to their next destination.
- Cold Case GrimoireSage Elbera of the Arcane Conservatory urgently hires the Adventurer's Guild to recover a stolen ancient Grimoire of Tyre and Merrick that belonged to Arcane Registry founder Tyre and was expanded by the leader Merrick.
- Masks and MasqueradesGuildmaster Elrin Veymar sends adventurers to meet Galen Lamiur, the flamboyant Minister of Civil Projects, who may know where the missing nobles are hidden. Despite his peacock-like demeanor, Galen reveals his cunning when Crown officials interrupt their meeting, and he cleverly passes the adventurers off as actors in a play about The Evil One. He suspects the Minister of Trade, Silas Drenn, is behind the disappearances and has discovered blueprints revealing a hidden dungeon beneath Drenn's mansion. The adventurers infiltrate a masquerade party at the manor, navigate the secret dungeon to rescue the captive nobles, and escape disguised as performers with the rescued nobles hidden beneath elaborate costumes.
- Sound the Horns of WarThe four great guilds unite to stop Holt and the Molokite from awakening He Who Slumbers. Their combined forces march on the ancient gate beneath Kingdom Grand, where the final dungeon has opened and Holt's army has already entered. Adventurers join the vanguard, clearing Molokite cultists, mind-controlled adventurers from Evenfell, and remaining defenders to establish a forward operating base before the assault on the dungeon proper.
- The Black Sand BeachesA teleportation spell from Kdor to Evenfell goes awry, stranding adventurers on the black-sand beaches beneath stormy skies instead of the guildhall. Surrounded by black-cloaked Slumber Cultists, they must fight their way through the eerily silent city streets, facing ambushes and cultists that vanish and reappear at random. Upon reaching the Adventurers Guild of Evenfell, they find the cultists gone and the city returned to normal, meeting Elrin Veymar, the city's embittered guildmaster who hopes they can restore life to the declining city.
- Trade and CircumstanceFollowing intelligence from Unbound guardsmen, Guildmaster Elrin Veymar sends adventurers to investigate an underground fighting ring in Evenfell's undercity that may be connected to missing merchants. They meet Gaius, the charismatic tiefling ring master, who offers information in exchange for surviving three rounds in the pits. After the adventurers succeed, Gaius releases the missing merchants but betrays them by unleashing a Kamadan before fleeing with his profits.
- Welcome to the Adventurers GuildAn introductory trial for new members of the global Adventurer's Guild. Adventurers are tasked with hunting one of five magical creatures and returning with a trophy to earn their starting rank of Tin, Copper, or Brass. The hunts take place across three regions: the Whispergrove Forest (for Cockatrice), the Old Sewers of Kingdom Grand (for Gazers and Gibbering Mouthers), and the Fangridge Peaks (for Rust Monsters). Harpys are also hunted in the forests or mountains.